Question
Use the excerpt from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare to answer the question.
Which line of dialogue contains a paradox?
(1 point)
Responses
Yet I should kill thee with much cherishing.
Yet I should kill thee with much cherishing.
Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow,
Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say 'Good night' till it be morrow.
That I shall say 'Good night' till it be morrow.
Sweet, so would I.
Which line of dialogue contains a paradox?
(1 point)
Responses
Yet I should kill thee with much cherishing.
Yet I should kill thee with much cherishing.
Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow,
Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say 'Good night' till it be morrow.
That I shall say 'Good night' till it be morrow.
Sweet, so would I.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The line of dialogue that contains a paradox is:
"Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow,"
This line presents a contradiction in terms, as parting (a sad event) is described as "sweet" (suggesting a positive feeling).
"Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow,"
This line presents a contradiction in terms, as parting (a sad event) is described as "sweet" (suggesting a positive feeling).